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One of Brady's Balls Sells for $44,000http://b985.fm/one-of-bradys-balls-sells-for-44000/
http://b985.fm/one-of-bradys-balls-sells-for-44000/#commentsMon, 20 Jul 2015 09:46:15 +0000Randy McCoyhttp://b985.fm/?p=203883Continue reading…]]>According to ESPN.com, auction house Lelands.com sold a Deflategate football for $43,740 on behalf of Laura Nichols, and it's believed to be the only Deflategate ball available for public purchase.

]]>http://b985.fm/one-of-bradys-balls-sells-for-44000/feed/0Maddie Meyer, Getty ImagesBoxing Gloves Used In Ali, Liston Lewiston Fight Sold At Auctionhttp://b985.fm/boxing-gloves-used-in-ali-liston-lewiston-fight-sold-at-auction/
http://b985.fm/boxing-gloves-used-in-ali-liston-lewiston-fight-sold-at-auction/#commentsTue, 24 Feb 2015 14:38:14 +0000Andy Capwellhttp://b985.fm/?p=187516Continue reading…]]>The boxing gloves worn by Muhammad Ali and Sonny Liston during their 1965 fight from Lewiston, Maine were recently sold at auction. What made that fight so memorable was that it was the infamous 'phantom punch' in the first round. Many say a punch that clearly did not connect, sent Liston down to the mat.

]]>http://b985.fm/boxing-gloves-used-in-ali-liston-lewiston-fight-sold-at-auction/feed/0Mark Mainz, Getty ImagesRope Used to Hang Saddam Hussein Up For Auctionhttp://b985.fm/rope-used-to-hang-saddam-hussein-up-for-auction/
http://b985.fm/rope-used-to-hang-saddam-hussein-up-for-auction/#commentsTue, 10 Feb 2015 14:52:15 +0000Randy McCoyhttp://b985.fm/?p=185828Continue reading…]]>Many served during the Iraq War; I know a lot of soldiers from Maine who were there. Saddam Hussein, who was the president of Iraq for more than 23 years, was captured and hanged for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of his own people.

]]>http://b985.fm/rope-used-to-hang-saddam-hussein-up-for-auction/feed/0Handout, Getty ImagesGloves Used In The Ali-Liston Fight In Lewiston Could Bring In One Million Dollarshttp://b985.fm/gloves-used-in-the-ali-liston-fight-in-lewiston-could-bring-in-one-million-dollars/
http://b985.fm/gloves-used-in-the-ali-liston-fight-in-lewiston-could-bring-in-one-million-dollars/#commentsFri, 23 Jan 2015 16:10:48 +0000Andy Capwellhttp://b985.fm/?p=183483Continue reading…]]>It was the fight that featured the 'phantom punch', the Ali-Liston fight in Lewiston, Maine in 1965. The boxing gloves of Muhammad Ali and of Sonny Liston that were used in that fight on May 25, 1965 in Lewiston are going on the auction block.

]]>http://b985.fm/gloves-used-in-the-ali-liston-fight-in-lewiston-could-bring-in-one-million-dollars/feed/0Harry Benson, Hulton ArchivesRare Letter From Titanic Soldhttp://b985.fm/rare-letter-from-titanic-sold/
http://b985.fm/rare-letter-from-titanic-sold/#commentsTue, 29 Apr 2014 17:43:55 +0000Randy McCoyhttp://b985.fm/?p=145344Continue reading…]]>A very rare letter than is in excellent shape written by a passenger on the Titanic sold at auction for $200,000. The letter was written by a passenger on the Titanic saying how wonderful the voyage was. The letter was written just hours before the ship hit an iceberg and began to sink.

]]>http://b985.fm/rare-letter-from-titanic-sold/feed/0Central Press, Getty ImagesPennsylvania Home Sold At Auction Over $6.30 Tax Billhttp://b985.fm/pennsylvania-home-sold-at-auction-over-6-30-tax-bill/
http://b985.fm/pennsylvania-home-sold-at-auction-over-6-30-tax-bill/#commentsThu, 22 Aug 2013 11:00:54 +0000Randy McCoyhttp://b985.fm/?p=102198Continue reading…]]>A woman in Western Pennsylvania had her $280,000 home sold at auction for $116,000 because she had $6.30 in unpaid interest. A lower court judge made the ruling, but now, that ruling has been overturned by Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt.

]]>http://b985.fm/pennsylvania-home-sold-at-auction-over-6-30-tax-bill/feed/0Getty Images, photo by Justin SullivanRare Pink Diamond Sells at Auction for $39.3 Millionhttp://b985.fm/rare-pink-diamond-sells-at-auction-for-39-3-million/
http://b985.fm/rare-pink-diamond-sells-at-auction-for-39-3-million/#commentsThu, 18 Apr 2013 18:59:30 +0000Randy McCoyhttp://b985.fm/?p=74750Continue reading…]]>Both the buyer and seller were anonymous, but a rare pink diamond recently sold at auction for $39.3 million. The 34.65-carat diamond was sold at Christie’s Auction House in New York and was the second highest jewel sold at auction. The diamond is nicknamed "The Princie Diamond", and had its origins in India where it was found 300 years ago.

]]>http://b985.fm/rare-pink-diamond-sells-at-auction-for-39-3-million/feed/0Mailonline1865 Brooklyn Atlantics Baseball Card Found at a Maine Yard Salehttp://b985.fm/1865-brooklyn-atlantics-baseball-card-found-at-maine-yard-sale/
http://b985.fm/1865-brooklyn-atlantics-baseball-card-found-at-maine-yard-sale/#commentsThu, 10 Jan 2013 14:36:50 +0000Andy Capwellhttp://b985.fm/?p=48527Continue reading…]]>You might have seen the television show 'American Pickers' on the History Channel. Mark, Frank and Danielle travel the United States in their van searching for treasures while meeting some interesting people. Maybe you've been to a yard sale and wondered to yourself if you are picking a valuable item. That's exactly what happened at a yard sale in Baileyville, Maine.

]]>http://b985.fm/former-red-sox-outfielder-trot-nixon-to-attend-portland-sea-dogs-hot-stove-dinner/feed/0Ezra Shaw, Getty ImagesBrooke Astor on the Auction Blockhttp://b985.fm/brooke-astor-on-the-auction-block/
http://b985.fm/brooke-astor-on-the-auction-block/#commentsTue, 25 Sep 2012 04:00:20 +0000Randy McCoyhttp://b985.fm/?p=18133Continue reading…]]>Brooke Astor, who was an American socialite and chairwoman of the Vincent Astor foundation, will have her possessions auctioned off to the highest bidder. The late Mrs. Astor, who died in 2007, had a passion for collecting a wide variety of items that were not only